Extension to Software Defined Networking to Manage Storage Area Networks

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the world wide name information comprises at least one source world wide name.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the world wide name information comprises at least one destination world wide name.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the world wide name information comprises at least one source world wide name and at least one destination world wide name.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the switch is configured to receive the world wide name information from at least one endpoint device.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the switch is configured route the portion of the traffic over the SAN to at least one endpoint device.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the world wide name information comprises at least one source world wide name.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the world wide name information comprises at least one destination world wide name.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the world wide name information comprises at least one source world wide name and at least one destination world wide name.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein the switch is configured to receive the world wide name information from at least one endpoint device.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein the switch is configured route the portion of the traffic over the SAN to at least one endpoint device.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the world wide name information comprises at least one source world wide name.

15. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the world wide name information comprises at least one destination world wide name.

16. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the world wide name information comprises at least one source world wide name and at least one destination world wide name.

17. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the switch is configured to receive the world wide name information from at least one endpoint device.